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sidelong

[ sahyd-lawng, -long ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

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adjective

directed to one side: a sidelong glance.

inclined or slanting to one side.

indirect; roundabout: sidelong comments about his appearance.

adverb

toward the side; obliquely.

Origin of sidelong

First recorded in 1515–25; side¹ + long¹

Words nearby sidelong

sideliner, sidelines, sideling, sideload, sidelock, sidelong, sideman, sidepiece, sidereal, sidereal day, sidereal hour

Example sentences from the Web for sidelong

Millions of dads probably got the same lines, giving them no more than a sidelong glance before dinner.

Dealing With Dad the Dealer |Tony Doukopil |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But Owen made a sidelong movement to avoid the blow, and the weapon caught Wilson full in the chest.

The Survivors of the Chancellor |Jules Verne
"Seems like the boss ought to've got back before this," he said with a sidelong glance at his wife.

Ben Blair |Will Lillibridge
He struck the King's horse with his spear, and at the same instant his own horse was struck a sidelong blow by Leonnatus.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2 |Various

Without stirring, a sidelong glance showed him Miss Muir coming across the terrace, as if to join Bella.

Behind A Mask, Or A Woman's Power |A. M. Barnard
We stood up to the dark, long portraits of the extinguished race—one was a Holbein—and looked them in their sidelong eyes.

Tono Bungay |H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for sidelong

sidelong

/ (ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ) /

adjective (prenominal)

directed or inclining to one side

indirect or oblique

adverb

from the side; obliquely